Every day i keep finding more of these and can't resist. But this is the last. :|:|
Hosted by Becky ( think i might finally have figured that linking thing out) and requires you to read one book for every letter of the alphabet, with several different options for going about it. I am going to be my usual overly ambitious self and try Option C - one list for titles, one list for authors, but im going to cheat and backlog to when the challenge started (Jan 1st) not entirely sure when it ends though....
Ah well, wish me luck :)
Saturday 11 April 2009
Once Upon a Time III
Okay, so i couldn't resist joining another challenge, it appears that once upon a time is a major favourite came to my attention. It is hosted by Carl and offers a range of different quests. I have chosen 'Quest the Second' teemed (hopefully) with 'Quest the Third'. Quest the second requires four books to be read, one from each of the following categories:
I think it might be harder choosing books for each categories than actually reading them, but they are genres i enjoy, so it should be fun :) Quest the third ties in with in with Quest the Second but involves either reading or going to see a performance of A midsummer nights dream. That part is also likely to be a challenge, as i havent read any Shakespeare beyond what was required of us at high school and a few sonnets, but hopefully it will be fun :> wa-hey to new experiences!
My pool of ideas is posted on the left under the appropriate logo, but still not sure about a few of them. Hopefully once i start reading i will find it easier to define the categories to put things in, but i guess quite a few books cover moore than one. Folklore and mythology have been particularly tricky for me to think of, as i havent read much of either, but am going to have a look at the library tomorrow and see what i see. For folk lore i keep going back to robin hood and ghost stories, so probably need to think more outside the box. I've been looking at other people's ideas and charles de lint seems quite poplular, so may sample some of his work too. Its all rather exciting, and am looking forward to trying new things.
P.S. Apologies for any excessive italic-ing and use of bold, i am like a child with a new toy now i've discovered it. Having to keep going back and fixing my blog-ignorant mistakes.
*Mythology
*Folk lore
*Fantasy
*Fairy Tale
*Folk lore
*Fantasy
*Fairy Tale
I think it might be harder choosing books for each categories than actually reading them, but they are genres i enjoy, so it should be fun :) Quest the third ties in with in with Quest the Second but involves either reading or going to see a performance of A midsummer nights dream. That part is also likely to be a challenge, as i havent read any Shakespeare beyond what was required of us at high school and a few sonnets, but hopefully it will be fun :> wa-hey to new experiences!
My pool of ideas is posted on the left under the appropriate logo, but still not sure about a few of them. Hopefully once i start reading i will find it easier to define the categories to put things in, but i guess quite a few books cover moore than one. Folklore and mythology have been particularly tricky for me to think of, as i havent read much of either, but am going to have a look at the library tomorrow and see what i see. For folk lore i keep going back to robin hood and ghost stories, so probably need to think more outside the box. I've been looking at other people's ideas and charles de lint seems quite poplular, so may sample some of his work too. Its all rather exciting, and am looking forward to trying new things.
P.S. Apologies for any excessive italic-ing and use of bold, i am like a child with a new toy now i've discovered it. Having to keep going back and fixing my blog-ignorant mistakes.
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